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Anthony Mary Claret, CMF (Catalan: Antoni Maria Claret i Clarà; Spanish: Antonio María Claret y Clarà; December 23, 1807 – October 24, 1870) was a Spanish Catholic prelate and missionary who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and was the confessor of Isabella II of Spain.
St. Anthony Mary Claret, together with five more young priests, founded the Claretian Missionaries on July 16, 1849, in Vic, Spain.
Oct 24, 2020 · Saint Anthony Mary Claret’s Story. The “spiritual father of Cuba” was a missionary, religious founder, social reformer, queen’s chaplain, writer and publisher, archbishop, and refugee. He was a Spaniard whose work took him to the Canary Islands, Cuba, Madrid, Paris, and to the First Vatican Council.
Jan 3, 2006 · The spectacular life of Saint Anthony Mary Claret could be likened to the Holy Rosary, which was so much an integral part of it. It had its joys in the tireless and constant preaching of the Faith and the conversion of countless souls.
October 24: Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop—Optional Memorial. 1807–1870. Patron Saint of the Catholic press, textile merchants, and weavers. Canonized by Pope Pius XII on May 7, 1950. Liturgical Color: White. Version: Full – Short. Quote: Love in a man who preaches the Word of God is like fire in a musket.
Oct 24, 2023 · Born in Sallent, Catalonia, on December 23, 1807, Saint Anthony Mary Claret was the fifth of Juan Claret and Josefa Clará’s eleven children. Despite his father’s modest textile factory, Anthony was raised in a devout Christian setting, developing an early and profound understanding of Christ’s desire for humanity’s eternal ...
The founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Anthony Mary Claret died in the Cistercian monastery at Fontfroide in France on this date in 1870. He was canonized in 1950 and listed in the Roman Calendar in 1960.
